Majesty & Precious
Giving Tuesday 2025
We got as far as December in 2025 without taking in any foals, but then I read about Majesty and her baby, Precious from Devil’s Garden. Our last saves on Giving Tuesday, they were being held in Alturas at the Double Devils Corral that works with the US Forest Service. Charlene, who reached out to us once before about Ford & Indy, contacted us about two more:
A 19-year old mare with cataracts in both eyes. She has limited vision and relies on her foal (2025 Filly) to guide her. The filly does an outstanding job guiding her. I'd' love for them to remain together."
That's all we knew about them and we already loved them. I named this beautiful, regal mare Majesty for her grace under pressure. She’s raising her baby with dignity and pride and without eye sight, but is fierce, if necessary, to protect her. Her little foal is wise beyond her very young age and has taken on a great responsibility in a world that is so new to her. It must be scary and confusing, but she is devotedly taking care of her mother.
The Giving Tuesday donations had started slowing down, but when donors learned about Majesty and Precious, they made it happen for them. It was the perfect way to close out this day of radical generosity.
We had to wait to pick them up as litigation was pending over the excessive number of mustangs removed from Devil’s Garden. If successful, it will result in some of the mustangs being returned to their range and we hope that happens. As soon as Majesty and Precious were cleared to come to Skydog, Janelle and Koal went to pick them up and I’m very grateful. It’s hard to go to the corrals and witness the conditions and sadness of wild horses in holding. Taking just a few and having to leave so many behind always haunts us.
We released them into a nice area with trees, bird song, the scents and sounds of nature, which helped them calm down. They felt relaxed and secure enough for Precious to nurse with Janelle standing nearby. Then we turned them out with mother donkeys and their babies, so Majesty has companions and Precious has playmates. Christmas came early for all of us - and for this deserving mother and babe - who are safe and sound in Oregon for the rest of their lives.
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American Mustangs and Burros Need Your Help
In addition to supporting our work by donating, becoming a patron on Patreon, or sponsoring a Skydog, there are several important pieces of legislation to protect American equines currently moving through Congress. It only takes a few minutes to contact your Rep and two Senators to urge them to support these bills. You can Contact Members of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121, submitting contact forms on their individual websites, or sending one email to all three simultaneously at www.democracy.io
Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2025 (H.R.1661 in the House and S.775 in the Senate). This bill would amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, commonly known as the “Farm Bill”. There are several important provisions for animals in that omnibus federal law, including the Cat and Dog Meat Trade Prohibition Act. It is currently illegal to slaughter, transport, possess, purchase, sell, or donate dogs and cats, or their parts, for human consumption. The SAFE Act would extend the ban to equines and shut down the slaughter pipeline that sends some 20,000 American horses and donkeys to savagely monstrous deaths in foreign slaughterhouses every year.
The Wild Horse & Burro Protection Act of 2023 (H. R. 4356) The bill would eliminate the use of helicopters in rounding up wild horses and burros, and require a study into alternative methods for humanely gathering the animals.
Ejiao Act of 2025 (H.R. 5544). To ban the sale or transportation of ejiao, a gelatin made from boiling donkey skins, or products containing ejiao in interstate or foreign commerce, which brutally kills millions of donkeys primarily for beauty products and Chinese medicine.
See our How to Help menu for other actions to ban zebra hunting at US canned hunt ranches and stop production of Premarin & other PMU drugs.